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Scholarship Program

Our scholarship program is offered to high school seniors interested interested in hands-on operational or applicator roles that include operating equipment, handling product, and applying products on grower’s farms, or on-farm sales roles of products such as seed, fertilizer, precision farming, or energy products such as fuel, propane, etc.

South Central FS will cover the cost of in-district tuition and fees each semester for a student attending a 2-year junior college or equivalent vocational program of their choice. For students attending a 4-year university, we will contribute towards their tuition as well. Following graduation, scholarship recipients will be guaranteed full-time employment, with a minimum requirement of being employed with South Central FS for 2 years. Students have the option to work, as available, during their school semesters and on breaks. Recipients of this scholarship will be selected based on work ethic, attitude, character, teamwork and desire to work in agriculture. Scholarship winners must also work for South Central FS during any Supervised Occupational Experience (SOE) programs if required for their degree. This is available only to high school seniors. Children of South Central FS or Total Grain Marketing employees are not eligible.

To be eligible, students must complete an application, submit 2 letters of recommendation, and their transcripts to be considered. All materials must be emailed or postmarked by November 30, 2023. Applications can be submitted to Carrie Harshman at [email protected] or mailed to our corporate office at South Central FS, Attn: Carrie Harshman, PO Box 629, Effingham, IL 62401. Any application missing required materials, will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed, and interviews will be conducted in December to finalize winners. Scholarship winners will be notified in January 2024.


Current Scholarship Recipients


Lacie Beckert

Lacie Beckert

2023 Scholarship Winner

Greenville

Mitchell Brauer

Mitchell Brauer

2023 Scholarship Winner

St. Peter

Jacob McClure

Jacob McClure

2023 Scholarship Winner

Newton

Raegan Sims

Raegan Sims

2023 Scholarship Winner

Sullivan

Mitchell Althoff

Mitchell Althoff

2022 Scholarship Winner

Lake Land College

Carter Holmes

Carter Holmes

2022 Scholarship Winner

Kaskaskia College

Austin Lamb

Austin Lamb

2022 Scholarship Winner

Lake Land College

Joey Ruholl

Joey Ruholl

2022 Scholarship Winner

Illinois State University

Ada Tappendorf

Ada Tappendorf

2022 Scholarship Winner

Lake Land College

Audrey Wilhour

Audrey Wilhour

2022 Scholarship Winner

Lake Land College

Mason Winn

Mason Winn

2022 Scholarship Winner

Lake Land College

Desirae Hewing

Desirae Hewing

2021 Scholarship Winner

Lake Land College

Jacob Kaufmann

Jacob Kaufmann

2021 Scholarship Winner

Lake Land College

Gwen Diepholz

Gwen Diepholz

2020 Scholarship Winner

University of Missouri

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